Federal Court of Appeal Decisions

Date: 20040920

Docket: A-514-03

       Citation: 2004 FCA 307

CORAM:         LINDEN J.A.

NADON J.A.

SEXTON J.A.

BETWEEN:

COLLEEN GRACE KOOTENHAYOO A.K.A.

COLEEN KOOTENAY, RACHEL JONES and CELINA M. POTTS

Appellants

and

GORDON A. ALGER, DORIS AGINAS, LOIS KOOTENAY, SANDY WAYNE ALEXIS,

BARBARA PAUL, DARRYL POTTS, DARWIN ALEXIS, CHARLIE LETENDRE AND

RODERICK ALEXIS

Respondents

Heard at Edmonton, Alberta, on September 20, 2004.

Judgment delivered from the Bench at Edmonton, Alberta, on September 20, 2004.

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:                                              NADON J.A.

                                                                                                                                      LINDEN J.A.

                                                                                                                                    SEXTON J.A.

Date: 20040920

Docket: A-514-03

                      Citation: 2004 FCA 307

CORAM:         LINDEN J.A.

NADON J.A.

SEXTON J.A.

BETWEEN:

COLLEEN GRACE KOOTENHAYOO A.K.A.

COLEEN KOOTENAY, RACHEL JONES and CELINA M. POTTS

Appellants

and

GORDON A. ALGER, DORIS AGINAS, LOIS KOOTENAY, SANDY WAYNE ALEXIS,

BARBARA PAUL, DARRYL POTTS, DARWIN ALEXIS, CHARLIE LETENDRE AND

RODERICK ALEXIS

Respondents

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Judgment delivered from the Bench at Edmonton, Alberta, on September 20, 2004)

NADON J.A.

[1]         We are all of the view that Kelen J. did not err in concluding as he did that the electoral

officer made no reviewable error in refusing to accept Coleen Kootenay's notice of appeal of

July 9, 2002, on the ground that it was not filed within the time prescribed by the Band's Electoral

Regulations.   

[2]               We are also agreed that Mr. Glancy's clients, the Appellants Rachel Jones and Celina

Potts, have no standing to challenge the electoral officer's decision of July 17, 2002.

                                                                             2.

[3]                Consequently, this appeal will be dismissed with costs.

"M. Nadon"

                                                       

J.A.

FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL

NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

DOCKET:                                                                                           A-514-03

(APPEAL FROM AN ORDER OF THE FEDERAL COURT DATED OCTOBER 2, 2003, DOCKET NO. T-1258-02)

STYLE OF CAUSE:                                                               COLLEEN GRACE KOOTENHAYOO et al v. GORDON A. ALGER et al

PLACE OF HEARING:                                                         EDMONTON, AB

DATE OF HEARING:                                                           SEPTEMBER 20, 2004

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT:              LINDEN, NADON, SEXTON JJ.A.

DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY:                             NADON, J.A.

APPEARANCES:

Mr. Terence Glancy	FOR THE APPELLANTS (RACHEL JONES and CELINA POTTS)
Ms. J. Trina Kondro	FOR THE RESPONDENTS

Royal, McCrum, Duckett and Glancy - Edmonton, AB	FOR THE APPELLANTS (RACHEL JONES and CELINA POTTS)
Ackroyd, Piasta, Roth and Day - Edmonton, AB	FOR THE RESPONDENTS